The Dillon tribune., 1887-07-22
sn,l1rs cEN1nALES''
., ACE WHERE THE 4eo1 PARISH
he pLs's ~ auy THEIR FOOD

En"r"' ,,.thotls of Buying """
.,as' ..',''ss..s.'rr'"s ST scene at 4 O'CLOCK
tue - = nov twelve pavilions OF iron
There ~ u, It tho Paris lIalles cen'rales' I,:n
pa glass ons -, to be devoted to II dlner'
' st Of cdioles, and yet ,,t'" the ,oe pase 'han a
:.I s' under cover is i'1'le 'l;4 "", ~" neads %
lldtm .o ~ @cnong., for the city neeas. '
at large .rast v payilions arc those where
he four M ials>, vegetables and dairy prod.
d. po''llr;ia, Al the pavilions are well
C arc sou, thc stalls arc commM'ious and
entiateo, a,., ~. the dead men" arc base
down a'no", ' where the stall renters are
eut ceIi''.' store such impcrfshable
ll,a ~ ~ they have Deeh una"'e ma ~ "
r1s y =, IN the tho course Of the day: e,o,,
y I" ~ ,rooons bringing the meat from
The m"S So,,ses and poultry from trains
sagh!sf arriye about II O'Clock III the
egn u an, "n,l they continue coming
yenipg, ~ ~ the night. The employees lift
hrousl'J.ao.s .oste ets ard arrange thcm' along
at tne ns.ralts. Ills In each basket IL the car
Ae slae""im y. animal. either whole or cut up
is o. ". an..rs s and carefully wrapped up
ITO lua. canvas: also label bearing the
.s s''of of the sender, the weight OF inc con
ans as and ~ sort of bill OF ladi''g, whlcn Is
snls s.n I'H ~ n market official, who makes
anots. !. his HI memoranda. Then u number
O,I.ad On ~ IN all tho merchandise which
pla.fsn fra,n the same shipper, after which
1I So,rl Of health inspector makes MS
DC eu;"at;on. H"H marks u V Oh all meat that
1sa''a, an';,lers fit for food and has the rest
e.J ew IN another place to he looked at
eu'v',~ s,refnlly later on. When it Is
% ss1v found unfit to cat it is contlscatcd
,a,,rr sent to the Jardin dcs l'lantcs
~ thrown to tho wild animals, or Is
ohIy destroyed. ,u
mortet portcrs. have commenced their
-. I ~ the common work. handling the
.sst which has passed inspection with
sns .sos iron hooks. they carry it to the pub
/. ss.cchinc station, and when the weight
sarh niece has been twice recorded,
nea by the clerk Of the consignce and
ucc by tho city's cmployc, y label is fas-
.nsd 10 it with galvanized iron pin, and
h.n % the meat is hung mp in rows to be
tcI n Ia eric. or ut public auction, to the
stail dealers. and as the pieces arc sold
he name Of the purchaser is written on
Ae other side Of the label.
This is the routine for carcasscS and
ouarters already prepared, but there is
oiher meat in large quantities which has
|nu: lergo two operations known as the
enl ;,age (trimming) and the dccoupage,
|,r cutting up. This is done by five men,
|aud is a III ificult and sometimes dangerous
work. The decoupeurs wear ~ sort of
csn to which, lighted candle is fixed;
This is the only light that they have to do
their work by. and it must be executed
with great rapitlity in the midst Of Il crowd
|dNrters and other market hands. There
se, it is true, Il few gas Jets here and
there, but not enough of them to enable
. The inspectors and cutters to do their work
properly. Why don't they burn moro
|ns: Well, because it is known in Paris
that gas is Il bad thing for meat and Other
fool and the less Of gas there is used
about catablcs the better for mankind.
Four o'clock is the hour when the ventt
a In crice begins. The din is appalling
Strong armed wcnches, men and boys arr
rushing about or pushing trucks bearing
hampers full to tho brim, and salesmcl
perched a!oft in small pulpits bawl thei
offers in Vol. IS which sound like dislna
howls under the zinc roofings, while Gus
toners bid in the same strain. The buyer
at this early hour arc stallkeepers, proprie
tors Of restaurants and hotels, and caterer
to hospitals or asylums. These people, b.
coming carly. get their provisions mnc
cheaper than the public will do in th
course Of the day, though this is not tr,,
q fish. which is subject to astonishin
fluctuations. The wholesale selling; end
at y O'clock. and now cooks and poor wive
make their appearance by thousands.
1t u curious and Hn instructive seen.
J assure y0u, that of the markets ut Il
early morning.; hour.
The street is SO crowded with pcOpl
mat wheeled vehicles cannot enter; III
oeyond the church stand rows If cab
with their horses heads facing the shoI
W the other side of the little rue that rul
along the front Of the ancient sslitic
mere on the sidewalk stand hundreds I
,asEets Of fruit. grapes and whitis
fown things that un closer inspcctit
prove to he mushrooms. There is IL wit
passagc between tho two lines Of paw
!oas' and at this early hour this l'assagc
%at lovely that even you, good people
.ue golden coast, would Cry ont: ''l
yods. how beautiful" The colors IF ;
Tue rainbows that have archcd the,
selves over the earth since Noah we
!scht'ng greet our eyes. 1t is II paratli
u roses. camellias, violcts, primroscs,
an The flowers in the world, ut least
Ssems so. Farther ON are things viii
Anellsh people call roots. but which We
SSatsaperiori'y Sas pronounce vegetables. Hu
"'eus and hundreds of rows Of red carrO
a many more rows of white turni]
..' .'Ss three ol four feet high. mind &c
,Ia Iua so skillfully piled that no vcs,igc
@ @e green stems can he seen, and yet
sat,l ssta root is such an appcn,lagc. And
h"o"ases and the caulitlowers. and I
oa r'sAets OF string beans and peas: and t
s'eeh stutts for salads! and the potato
.Nrat,. the spuds.' as heard the gent
.;.:A sa!.-he ma! even now be one of our Il
1ei's t;.a1 for all know-say once ,,po,
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